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Spanish/English Dictionary of Insect & Mite Names

This dictionary shows translations between Latin, English and Spanish. It is based on the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources publication Nº3314 compiled by Irene Tenney (1986) with forward by Leopoldo Caltagirone. Additional terms are added as needed.

Although the scientific (Latin) name for each species has universal validity and remains the same in every language, the general public may be more familiar with the common name. Because common insect names originate locally or regionally and because Spanish is spoken in many different countries, insect species may have more than one common Spanish name. For example, grasshopper known as langosta in Chile, is called chapulín in Mexico, and saltamontes in Spain. We provide primarily the Spanish usage prevalent in Mexico.

Make your search by placing name in Latin, English or Spanish in the search box.

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When searching terms in Spanish use all required accents and characters such as é, á, ñ (araña, ácaro) or your search will come up empty.